El Dorado County, California, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish and Game, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Private landowners

Acquisition: Fee Title

Contract

About 154 hectares (380 acres) in public ownership. Cost estimate is for securing and protecting approximately 241 hectares (595 acres)

Establish a funding mechanism for long-term maintenance and management of the Pine Hill formation preserves in perpetuity.

Ongoing Not Current

FY 2000 - FY 2004

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

American River Conservancy, El Dorado County, California, El Dorado Irrigation District, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish and Game, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

Management: Other

Contract, Internal Technical Assistance

Federal and state partners will assist in 30 percent of management costs. Costs will depend on management. The needed, frequency of fire, details of management plan in Task 3.3. The intention is to have an endowment set up to fund the preserve manager

American River Conservancy, El Dorado County, California, California Native Plant Society, Nevada County, California, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Eldorado National Forest, California Department of Fish and Game

Management, Management: Planning

Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance

The Pine Hill Preserve Management Plan was completed in July 2008. There are problems implementing Management in Cameron Park.

El Dorado County, California, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Eldorado National Forest, California Department of Fish and Game

Research: Population Surveys

Volunteer, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance

Baseline monitoring will be done during the closest appropriate field season to acquisition of habitat/conservation easement, but it may take 10 years to acquire the habitat. Costs depend on which lands are acquired and need monitoring.

Conduct county wide research on fire including effects of fire, fire management techniques, seed production and survival in soil and selected germination studies.

Ongoing Current

FY 2008

Other

El Dorado County, California, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Eldorado National Forest, California Department of Fish and Game, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

Effects of fire on Galium californicum ssp. sierrae, Senecio layneae, Chloragalum grandiflorum, and Halianthemum suffrutescens; fire managemetn and seed production soil survival for all species; germination studies for Senecio layneae. Total costs estimated based on one 30-yr fire cycle; further work may be needed.